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What nature can do for the climate in a post-COVID world

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Natural climate solutions use the world’s forests, grasslands and wetlands rather than employing technological solutions

Claire O'Neill
Managing Director of Climate and Energy, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Gabriela Martinez
Specialist, Nature Climate Solutions Alliance, World Economic Forum Geneva
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